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careless

English

Etymology

From Middle English careles, from Old English carl?as (careless, reckless, void of care, free from care, free), equivalent to care +? -less. Cognate with Icelandic kærulaus (careless, negligent).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??l?s/, /?k??l?s/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?k??l?s/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)l?s

Adjective

careless (comparative more careless, superlative most careless)

  1. Not concerned or worried (about). [from 11thc.]
    • "He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him."
      "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?"
      "This morning, before father went downtown."
      Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
  2. Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]
    • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 49:
      I don't find the pose of careless youth charming and engaging any more than you find the pose of careworn age fascinating and eccentric, I should imagine.
  3. (archaic) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety. [from 11thc.]
    • Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:careless

Derived terms

  • carelessly
  • carelessness

Translations

Anagrams

  • acreless, raceless, rescales

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rackless

English

Etymology

rack +? -less

Adjective

rackless (comparative more rackless, superlative most rackless)

  1. (obsolete) heedless, regardless, careless
  2. Without a rack.
    a rackless dishwasher

Anagrams

  • slackers

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